(SS) Hurst v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SANDRALEE MARY HURST, Case No. 1:22-cv-00235-HBK1 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

13 v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT 14 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING (Doc. No. 16)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

15 SECURITY, 16 Defendant. 17 18 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees 19 filed on November 21, 2022. (Doc. No. 16). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and 20 costs to Plaintiff’s attorney, Melissa Newel, in the amount of $6,759.51 in attorney fees, and 21 $402.00 in costs, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). 22 On August 25, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for a remand and 23 remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for 24 further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 14). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. 25 No. 15). Plaintiff now…